Enjoy this day of gratitude for all the blessings that our almighty God has given us!!
…I have a memory that does my heart good. On one flight some years ago, across the aisle sit three women, one holding an infant. I catch myself saying a silent prayer, “Please!” It was a short prayer.
The young woman reaches over and hands me a small plastic bag. “Hope this makes your flight easier,” she says to me. In the bag, a small notebook and pen and munchies and chocolate and earplugs. And a note, “Hello! My name is Levi! I am 5 months old and very excited to meet my baby cousin! I’ll try to be on my best behavior, but I apologize in advance if I get scared or my ears hurt. My mom and grandma are more nervous than I am, so they made this goodie bag for you. Hope you have a great flight!”
I had planned to work on my Sabbath Moment, and realized, with gratitude, that Levi wrote it for me. Levi’s note is an invitation, in this time of division and suspicion and discord, to remember that we can live (each day) fully human and fully alive.
To remember that we can live unafraid of vulnerability.
To remember that we can live with gratitude.
Yes, Levi’s note is the perfect Thanksgiving Reminder
Sabbath Moments
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